Eight of us at a Panang on Washington St., Boston, last night. The food is similar to Thai with overtones of Chinese and Indian, but with very exciting differences. A spring roll had a soft wrapper, was filled with shredded sweet/sour cabbage and drizzled with two sauces- hoisin and a vinegar/pepper sauce... hard to stop eating. Another appetizer was made from a pizza sized sheet of paper thin dough, then collapsed into a deep fryer and served on a plate with a dipping sauce. It was not oily. They have tanks of fresh fish and crabs. The pompano was fried unbreaded and served smothered with a 5-spice chili sauce. A squid dish was deeply flavorful in a brown chili sauce, tender and yummy. Another squid dish had deep fried breaded squares of squid tossed with chopped raw onions and other raw vegetables and (maybe) a light vinegar sauce. A chicken in curry sauce was reported to be Satay-like. A seafood melange was served over a unique and soothingly delicious ring of yam dough... crisp on the outside, dense and soft on the inside. Five appetizers, four soft drinks, seven entrees, 6 bowls of rice and one vegetable dish totalled $100 inc. tax, tip extra. Sevice is exceedingly fast. Take me back any time.
Boston, MA